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When you want to end a phone call, you can use a variety of reasons. While lying is never a good thing, sometimes you can make a little excuse to hang up when it’s not the right time to have a conversation. The easiest way to do that is to give a situational or phone-related reason to end the conversation or call back later. Always remember to keep your promise and call someone back if you say you will.
Steps
Give the reason for the situation
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Pretend someone is standing at the door and you have to turn off the phone to open the door for them. Tell the caller that you just heard someone knocking or ringing the doorbell and you need to go out and see who it is. You can say you’ll call them back once it’s done. [1] X Research Source
- To make this excuse more believable, knock on something wooden to make a knock-like sound, or silently open the front door and ring the bell.
Tip : You can also say that someone is visiting and they have just arrived at the door, so you have to open the door for them and can’t talk any more right now.
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Let’s say you’re working on something unfinished and you’ll call them back. You can think of a housework or chore that you would actually do. Tell the caller that this is not the ideal time to chat and you will talk to them later. [2] X Research Source
- For example, you could say you’re busy cleaning the house, grocery shopping, cooking, getting dressed, or anything else you can think of at the moment.
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Let’s say you’re eating and can’t talk. You can tell the caller that you just sat down at the dinner table, so this is not a good time to chat. Ask them to call you back later or you’ll call them back when you’re done eating. [3] X Research Sources
- If the caller insists, you can say, “My food is getting cold, I’ll talk to you when I’m done.” or “I’m eating with my friends and I don’t want to be rude, so I have to hang up.”
- Remember that this reason will be most effective if you take it around your usual meal time.
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Tell the caller you’re going to bed and talk to them later. You should use your most sleepy voice and say that you are going to bed or taking a nap. Ask the person to call you back at another time when you are awake enough to talk to them. [4] X Research Sources
- Try yawn gestures or laziness and doze off to increase the effect.
- Make sure you apply this excuse at the right time of day. For example, it makes more sense to say that you’re going to bed at night around your normal bedtime, or that you’re taking a nap if it’s Sunday noon.
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Let’s say you’re about to have a meeting or group call and have to hang up. You can quickly check the time and say you have a meeting or team call coming up in the next 15 minutes to appear believable. Tell the caller that you have to get ready and have to hang up.
- For example, if it’s 4:22 now, say you have a group call at 4:30 and need to prepare for it.
- This reason is most believable if you use it during standard business hours.
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Pretend that you just remembered an important task and have to go. Interrupt the caller and say you just remembered you have to do something right away. Act like you’re in a hurry, and hang up. [5] X Research Sources
- For example, you might say, “I just remembered I have to pick up my nephew from soccer practice in 15 minutes, I have to go, goodbye!” or “Oh no, I just remembered that I have to pick up my clothes at the laundromat before they close at 5, I have to go now, bye!”
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Let’s say you have to go to the bathroom and talk to them later. Tell the caller that you need to go to the restroom immediately. You can ask them to call back later or you will call them back. [6] X Research Source
- This is a good reason for a quick shutdown. Most people will feel a little awkward when you say you need to go to the bathroom urgently and won’t try to hold back.
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Offer a family emergency if you really have no other way to end the call. Let’s say someone just texted you about a family member who has passed away or is in the hospital and you need to turn off the phone immediately. You should only use this as a last resort. Most callers won’t try to hold back after you say something similar.
- Be very careful who you use this excuse to shut down. Don’t use it with someone you’re close to because it can affect their mood.
Use phone-related excuses
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Tell the caller that you need to hear another incoming call. Pretend like someone else is calling you and you need to pick up the call. Then say you’ll call them back later and hang up. [7] X Research Sources
- If you’re talking on a mobile phone and a landline phone is nearby, you can turn on the ringer volume on your desk phone to make a ringing sound that the caller can hear through the mobile phone. .
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Let’s say your phone is running low on battery so you have to turn it off. You can behave as if you just checked the battery and it is running low so the phone is about to power off. Let’s say you need to end the call to conserve battery because you can’t plug it in right now. [8] X Research Sources
- If you really want to end the call, say that the phone is about to power off and then turn it off immediately. Power off your phone or turn on airplane mode so that when they call back it will feel like your phone is really dead.
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Pretend the phone is out of service and you can’t hear the caller. Let’s say you are on your way and the signal is weak. You can tell the caller that you can’t hear them clearly and call them back when the signal is stronger. [9] X Research Source
- You can play with this excuse and act like you didn’t hear anything they’re saying, then hang up. Say: “Hello, hello? Are you still on the phone? I think I’m losing the wave. I didn’t hear anything…” Then hung up.
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Let’s say there’s something wrong with the phone and we’ll talk later. Pretend like your phone is making weird sounds or something is wrong with the screen. Tell the caller that you need to turn off the phone to find out the problem. [10] X Research Source
- For example, say something like this: “I’m really sorry, but my phone’s sound is broken and it’s really hard to hear you. Can I hang up and call you back after I figure out the problem?”
Tip : Whenever you tell someone you’ll call them back later, make sure you do. If the caller is not important, such as a telemarketer, you can always hang up.
Advice
- Always call someone back if you say you will, then people see you as a trustworthy person.
- If a marketer calls, you don’t have to give any reason to hang up. Feel free to end the call.
- If you don’t want to talk right now, don’t pick up the phone in the first place.
- Remember that often an unknown number is never someone you want to talk to. If it’s important, they can leave a voice message.
Warning
- You could lose friends or cause family tension if you tell a harmless lie or make up stories.
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When you want to end a phone call, you can use a variety of reasons. While lying is never a good thing, sometimes you can make a little excuse to turn off your phone when it’s not the right time to have a conversation. The easiest way to do that is to give a situational or phone-related reason to end the conversation or call back later. Always remember to keep your promise and call someone back if you say you will.
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